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Periodical Review: Summary from the Jihadi Forums - The Second Half of January 2013

02/06/2013
| by JWMG Desk

This report summarizes notable events discussed on jihadist Web forums during the Second half of January 2013. Following are the main points covered in the report:

• The Taliban-Pakistan and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan announce the formation of a new group dedicated to liberating Islamists incarcerated in Pakistani prisons. They reiterate the obligation to wage jihad against the Pakistani regime, and promise to assassinate Pakistani security personnel tied to the imprisonment of Muslims. • Following demonstrations by the Sunni minority against the discriminatory policies of the Iraqi regime, the Islamic State of Iraq calls Sunnis to take up arms against the Shiite regime, to eliminate the growing threat to Iraq. • The French invasion of northern Mali and their war against jihadist forces ignites a wave of protests by Muslims worldwide and increasing threats of attack on French civilian and military targets.• Abu Yahya al-Humam, the Emir of the Sahara region for Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), reveals the intention to establish an Islamic emirate in the Sahara encompassing all local jihadist organizations, which France had forced to retreat.• The Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF) publishes a new issue of Sada Al-Jihad. It is the first issue to appear since 2010. • Ahrar Al-Sham, a Salafi-jihadist group active in Syria, officially announced its establishment.• On January 21, 2013, a new jihadist web forum was launched: Al-Kitab wal-Saif.